Two gripes about two upcoming films...

It's late for me to blog, and I'm sorry - it's the first time I've had the computer all day.

So let's get into it...

The first deals with the latest image from Man of Steel:

People think that the Army is coming for him...and they're probably right. But I'd like to think that they're there to back him up...during Kal-El's final confrontation with Zod.

The other has to do with The Lone Ranger:

I don't have a problem with Johnny Depp getting top billing, or that he's playing Tonto instead of...you know...The Lone Ranger.

My problem is - why doesn't anyone have a problem with this?

Remember Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon?

It was a hugely popular show that had fans all over the world. It ran three full seasons of awesome.

It was so popular that there was a feature-length live-action film made...

...that tanked at the box office.

Sure, the acting was bad and the story was watered down and rushed. But other bad films like that have been made and got not just one sequel, but two...

So why Last Airbender?

Because very early on in the casting stages there was controversy over using - wait for it - Caucasian actors to play ethnic roles.

There was talk of boycotting the film for crying out loud.

Roles were re-cast, and changes were made to the script, but the damage was done. Instead of an awesome first film of a planned trilogy, fans (including me) got crap.

Never mind the fact that thanks to James Cameron they couldn't even use the f**kin' title to the thing...

So here we have Johnny Depp - a great actor with a tremendous career - in a role that really should be played by a Native American...and no one is making a stink about it.

I hope both films do well enough to warrant sequels...and universes come to think of it - wouldn't a reboot of Green Hornet be an awesome follow up?